Omron launches K7TM
08/08/2022
Omron has launched the new K7TM condition monitor for heater equipment used especially in the automotive and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industries. The K7TM visualises deterioration tendencies to enable predictive maintenance and contributes to the realisation of a carbon-free society.
At manufacturing sites, sudden equipment failure leads to unplanned downtime and has a major impact on the productivity of the entire plant. Condition monitoring devices from Omron combine powerful sensing technology with algorithms to detect abnormal conditions. These devices can be easily attached to existing equipment.
The new K7TM enables automatic measurement of the appropriate resistance value of the heater while in operation and visualises the deterioration tendency of the heater. By accumulating rate-of-change data of resistance values for each heater, maintenance activities can be timed in advance according to the heater status. This minimises the production downtime associated with regular heater maintenance. Reducing the thermal energy needed during a restart also helps to minimise the energy loss from the heaters.
As the new K7TM can constantly measure the electric power consumed by each heater, combined with temperature data, it helps detect an event at the slightest sign of abnormal conditions in the facility. This contributes to maintaining the optimum conditions for ensuring product quality. Sudden heater failures can be eliminated, while reducing energy consumption in production, contributing to CO2 reduction.
The main features and benefits of the K7TM series are as follows: it is easy to retrofit onto existing equipment; the automatic measurement of the resistance of the heater during equipment operation determines the deterioration tendency of the heater; the dependency on experienced maintenance staff is reduced; measurement data can be collected remotely using network connections; and it contributes to quality maintenance and energy reduction.
